Author Archives: Comms
Hillcast: America’s mayors on the housing crisis and the next economy
Mayor Adler elected VP of National Council of Democratic Mayors
Grateful to be elected Vice President of the board of National Council of Democratic Mayors just now in DC at #USCMwinter18. pic.twitter.com/TR8yZYmIMf
— Mayor Adler (@MayorAdler) January 25, 2018
USCM to hold annual meeting in Austin in 2010
BREAKING: Good news out of the #USCMwinter18 meeting in DC. Thanks to Austin's leadership, @usmayors has awarded Austin the 2020 annual meeting. >500 US mayors will come to Austin in June 2020 to discuss critical issues for cities, meet with national ldrs & enjoy ATX.
— Mayor Adler (@MayorAdler) January 25, 2018
Statement by Mayor Adler on ICE Director’s Threat to Arrest City, State Officials
On Tuesday, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Thomas Homan, endorsed arresting local elected officials because of conflicts on immigration enforcement policy. “This is victimization of the American community,” he said. “This isn’t the America I grew up in. We’ve got to take these sanctuary cities on. We’ve got to take them to court, and we’ve got to start charging some of these politicians with crimes.”
“ICE Director Calls For Arrest Of ‘Sanctuary City And State Officials,” Talking Points Memo
“Trump’s ICE chief wants to arrest ‘sanctuary city’ politicians. Dallas mayor calls threat ‘total hogwash’,” Dallas Morning News
Mayor Adler’s statement follows:
“Threatening to jail political opponents, especially for laws they aren’t breaking, is not the America I grew up in. Austin is the safest big city in Texas, and we follow the law. I will oppose anti-immigrant policies, regardless of the personal consequences, because spreading fear and making threats makes us all less safe.”